Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4378

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Three · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Ordering the successful litigant to pay the costs of the action where he left his adversary unaware of documents in his possession falls within the trial court’s authority.
Arabic original
إلزام الخصم كاسب الدعوى بمصروفاتها في حالة تركه خصمه على جهل بما كان في يده من مستندات من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص١٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 773. PDF pages: 770.

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